Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Outlook enables access to the same data through Outlook as Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. Only use this application with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.
Microsoft has updated the Windows Desktop Search component that enables instant search on your computer; which is built-in to Windows Vista. (Support: KB940157)
Outlook Saved Mail Add-in indexes Outlook's (.msg file) indexing (.MSG) files including Message Body; Subject; From; From Name; From Address; To Name; To Address; CC Name; CC Address; Doc Title Prefix; Sent Date; Received Date; Primary Date; Conversation ID; Attachment Names and will indicate if an attachment is present within the .MSG. Additionally, content within attachments are indexed and searched.
ADDITIONAL WINDOWS SEARCH 4.0 RESOURCES:
Windows Search 4.0 Administrator's Guideprovides instructions for deploying Windows Search 4.0 (WS4) and is designed for IT professionals and deployment specialists who are responsible for deploying Windows Search in an enterprise environment.
Windows Search 4.0 Troubleshooting Guidedescribes troubleshooting tips and lists current known issues with Windows Search 4.0 and differences from previous versions that might cause support issues.
Partner Customization Pack for Office Accounting 2008provides a guide on how you can create a customized version of Microsoft Office Accounting that includes your company brand and exposes your products and services to your customers. Without writing any code, you use a customized XML branding file (Branding.xml) to modify the Office Accounting default user interface. After you customize the branding file, you create a setup package and distribute your co-branded version Office Accounting to your customers. You can also use the Office Accounting services infrastructure to create services, which interact with the Office Accounting client.
Microsoft has released a new version of the Community Clips recorder. If you have a previous version of the recorder installed, you should receive an upgrade notification within 24 hours. (Thanks Sunil)
There are Two Main Updates:
Some of you have received the “Unable to get installer type…” error during install. This error was due the recorder’s dependency on Office 2007. We’ve removed this dependency from the recorder in this release. If you do not have Office 2007 you can still install the recorder and record clips from the systray icon. If you have Office 2007 you’ll continue to use the recording controls in the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). Let us know if you have any issues during installation.
We’ve changed the recording profile used by the recorder. We had previously used high audio bitrates for recording which increased the file size of the recorded video. This was unnecessary since audio in the clips is mostly speech. So we have reduced the audio bitrate to reduce the file size. Additionally we’ve fine tuned the video frame rates that we capture. This reduces the file size further. We’ve tried to reduce the file size without compromising on the quality of the video captured. We would love to get feedback from you regarding how these changes impact the recording quality.
Microsoft Equipt is a subscription service that delivers security and performance with Windows Live OneCare plus Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 and other essential tools to help home PC users be more protected, productive and connected.
Microsoft Equipt is $69.99 (U.S.) estimated retail price for a one-year renewable subscription for three home PCs - and will be sold in ~700 Circuit City stores in the U.S. starting mid-July 2008.
Included Products and Services:
Windows Live OneCare
All-in-one security and performance includes antivirus, antispyware, firewall, file and photo backup, performance tune-ups, and home network management to help keep your PC running at its peak.
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
Word 2007 - Create great-looking documents with ease.
Excel 2007 - Intuitive spreadsheet tools let you create budgets and more.
PowerPoint 2007 - Design stunning presentations for family, school or volunteer activities.
OneNote 2007 - Organize different kinds of information — text, images, audio and video, Web clippings, and more — in one digital notebook.
Microsoft Office Live Workspace
This new service from Office makes it easy for you to save documents to a dedicated online Workspace and share these with friends and classmates.
Windows Live Tools
Windows Live Mail - Get all your e-mail in one place.
Windows Live Messenger - Send instant messages to your friends or have a video chat.
Windows Live Photo Gallery - Organize and share photos.
Remote Desktop Connection Client 2 for Mac, lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer or to multiple Windows-based computers at the same time. After you have connected, you can work with applications and files on the Windows-based computer.
"The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator is an agentless tool that will find computers on a network and perform a detailed inventory of the computers using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, or the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Using the inventory data, the tool will assess and report whether computers can run Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Application Virtualization (SoftGrid), and Windows Server 2008. This includes assessment of device driver availability and recommendations for hardware upgrades that may be required."
MySpace recently updated their website adding new features, and changing how your MySpace account is configured. So much has changed, that it was time to update my original “Parent’s Guide to MySpace”.
The “Real” Dangers:
Because of the anonymity of the Internet, pedophiles scour MySpace looking for potential victims. These predators use the children’s personal MySpace information to begin conversations with their intended victim. Conversations take place over a period of time to gain their trust. As parents we do not allow our children to chat with strangers – this must be the same rule on the Internet.
Posting “innocent” information containing hints to: your child’s real name, phone numbers, home address, school name (which yields a location), places they regularly visit (i.e shopping malls, parks) also yielding a location, or their school schedule. This personal information can be used by predators to create a “portfolio” of information on their child victim.
Children post information about their friends without regard to its consequences. Comments left in anger, or even in jest can lead to a great deal of “real world” problems (especially with girls more prone to express their feelings in words).
“Social Networking” a technical term for “a method for people to meet and socialize” – however if you use the term “Social Networking” with your children; you’ll sound dreadfully “out-of-touch”
MySpace is an easy to use social networking website that allows people to meet and socialize. People customize their personal “space” with information about their personal lives and interests. People join MySpace in the hopes of meeting and sharing their “space” with other people with the same interests.
MySpace allows people to “search” for others based upon various categories – the more categories you complete the easier it is for others to find you – completing fewer categories with more specific answers will limit the number of people that locate you.
Children under 13 may not join MySpace and your kids know this. When your 14 year old approaches you – be prepared!
Adults use MySpace for Dating, Serious Relationships, Networking & Friends – children under 18 should ONLY use MySpace for making FRIENDS!
A LITTLE PARENTAL PERSPECTIVE:
Becoming a parent quickly teaches us that we don’t know “everything” – so it’s OK if you don’t know about MySpace.
Today’s parents need to remember OUR parents or grandparents thought the “World was coming to an end” because of Rock-n-Roll. The music they originally feared is now played in elevators and grocery stores everywhere. MySpace is not going away, so setup your own MySpace account and learn to "love it"
Before the Internet, we had:
“School Annuals" to share our school portrait. (Today we have MySpace)
“School Annuals" to share pictures of school events. (Today we have MySpace)
“School Annuals” for our friends to sign autographs and leave messages. (Today we have MySpace)
“Slam Books” for our friends to write in and pass around. (Today we have MySpace)
Passed notes in class (Today we have MySpace & Text Messaging)
Handed out invitations to parties (Today we have evites)
Photocopied maps from the Thomas Brother’s Guide (Today we have online maps)
Really long telephone calls while watching the same TV show (Today we have Instant Messaging)
Speaking in “Pig Latin” thinking nobody else understood (Today we have L33T speak)
Polaroid Instant Cameras (Today we have Digital Cameras)
Going to the Video Arcade to play against friends (Today we have Online Gaming)
Read the World Book / Encyclopedia Britannica (Today we have Wikipedia)
Parties where your friend’s parents were not home (Today some parents don’t read their kids’ MySpace account)
Most parents feel their kids know MORE about computers than adults – but usually this is NOT the case. You're confusing your kid’s CONFIDENCE with knowledge. If you asked your child if they think they could drive a car – they’d quickly say “Yep!” Your children simply “click-around” on your computer faster than you – they usually don’t “understand” what they are doing.
When teaching our children to drive a car – we begin training in an open parking lot. But at some point, our children need to learn how to drive defensively, navigate traffic and avoid accidents. Apply this same philosophy to your children’s use of the Internet.
Simply saying “Don’t Use MySpace” will undoubtedly fail with many children. Children and especially teenagers need to socialize. The Internet is our new playground and meeting place. As parents we need to learn how to use MySpace safely – and teach our children how to build normal, healthy, online relationships.
When your child sets up their MySpace account – do it WITH them. Verify the proper safety restrictions (below) – and remember to visit their MySpace often to read what your child is doing! (Even better. Setup your own MySpace account and "subscribe" to your child's account. This provides automatic monitoring of changes & updates.)
Do not enter your child’s real name – use a nickname [Choose a name that is not gender specific (i.e. princess) hints at their age (i.e. Baseball1992) or hints at their location (i.e. NewYork2006)]
Enter either your own or your child’s email address. [In the future I’ll address how to safely setup your child’s email address]
If you do not wish your child’s zip code listed – enter a nearby (bogus) zip code. (To avoid confusing MySpace postings, bogus zip codes should be within your own time zone.)
Do not use your child’s true birthday, but ensure that it still reflects their true year age. Click to NOT share your child’s birthday.
NOTE: Be careful when entering the verification code – if you enter it incorrectly it will reset the “share your birthday” field!
Edit the profile to select a permanent MySpace name [Choose a name that is not gender specific (i.e. princess) hints at their age (i.e. Baseball1992) or hints at their location (i.e. NewYork2006)]
Select DO NOT allow searching on your real name.
HOW TO VERIFY YOUR CHILD’S MySpace SETTINGS
Go to your child’s MySpace account (created above)
Click on Edit Profile and verify these settings:
Interests & Personality - Review and approve their writings. You don’t want to allow your children to reveal too much.
Name - Ensure it’s an approved nickname Basic Info - Ensure their birthday is “incorrect” but still reflects their true year age, Occupation = “blank”, Select “No Answer” for Ethnicity, Body Type, and Height (these are not appropriate for children simply wanting to meet other children, and predators can use this information), Select I am here for Friendsonly.
Background & Lifestyle - Ensure that Marital Status = "Single", Sexual Orientation = "No Answer", Hometown = “blank”, Religion = "No Answer", Children = "No Answer", Education = "No Answer", Income = "No Answer"
Schools - Should be "blank"
Companies- Should be "blank"
Networking- Should be "blank"
Song & Video - It’s up to you if you wish to allow your kids to share their music and/or video tastes. Pedophiles can indeed use this information, but the group most interested in your child’s musical preferences; adults in marketing departments. Please allow your child to select their own Music Play Skin.
Click on Account Settings and verify:
Account - Verify you know this email address. Pretending you live in a different country or time zone probably doesn’t protect your child, and makes their MySpace confusing – so I think it’s OK to use your legitimate language and time zone for the Account Settings.
Password - I personally think you should know your child's password.
Privacy Settings - Online Now = "Unselected", Birthday = "Unselected", Profile Viewable By = "My friends only", Photos = "Unselected", Block Users By Age = "Unselected", Block Users = Periodically review this list of users that your child has banned/blocked (if any)
Spam - Overall Level = Move Slider to “High” (this will preset all the values shown)
Notifications - Unselect both Newsletter & Email Notifications
Applications – Allow applications to send me messages and comments = "Unselected", Friend Application Privacy = "Don’t share any data", Applications You Are Using = Remove any applications to avoid potential unknown problems
Linked Sites - Review, approve, and remove any 3rd-party websites linked to your child’s MySpace account
Mobile - About Alerts = "Disabled", Mobile Content = Should not be configured
Calendar - Default View = "Doesn’t matter", Share Calendar With = "No one" or "Friends" (setup working hours to reflect school if you wish), Reminders = If you do setup reminders, add your own email address.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Profile - Groups = "Unselected", HTML Comments = "Unselect" all three, Comments Stretching = "Unselected", (Don’t reset your child’s counter – they’ll be rightfully upset) Music Players - "Unselect" both My Profile & Other Profiles from Auto-start
Away Message - If used, ensure that you approve of the message being sent. If vacationing, do NOT mention “where” you are going, or that your home is unoccupied.
Click on Upload / Change Photos (approve pictures ,if any)
Click on Upload / Change Videos (approve videos, if any)
Use Excel tables to summarize and emphasize related data: Organize, sort, filter, and calculate your data any way you like. Plus, choose from among a number of professional-looking styles — or even create a style of your own — to give your reports a polished appearance and make your data easy to read and understand.
Microsoft has released an updated Messenger for Mac 7.0.1 Mac that improves support for users of the VoiceOver feature in Mac OS X, and it fixes user interface issues that appear when Messenger is used with some European languages.
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0allows you to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac. (Support: KB953823)
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update includes a roll-up of the previous eight updates (Versions 11.3.5 through 11.4.2) and "contains several improvements to enhance stability and compatibility with documents that were created in Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2007 for Windows." -- Support: KB953824
AIM for Windows Mobilebrings all of the best features of AIM on your PC to your Windows Mobile 5 & 6 smartphone! AIM for Windows Mobile lets you communicate whenever you want, wherever you are, in whatever way suits you best - IM or text. Update your AIM status and information when you're on the go. Change your conversation style, manage your Buddy List, and much more. AIM Windows Mobile Smartphone has many of the same key features and a familiar look-and-feel of the desktop AIM client.
Microsoft has released 6 free style templates for their "other" word processing program; Works. Available in both DOC and WPS formats (except the "Floral Stripe" Template).
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